Laundry assorting apparatus



R. W. BARRIER.

LAUNDRY ASSORTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEN-13,1920.

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LAUNDRY ASSORTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-13,1920- l,4 05,964, Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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LAUNDRY ASSORTING APPARATUS.

Specification o Application filed September To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH IV. BARRIER, a

paratus, of which the following is a specifica-tion.

The object of my invention is to provide a laundry assorting device ofsimple, durable and inexpensive construction and of few parts.

And further to provide a device of this class which may be used forpurposes of laundry assorting or the like in a convenient, facile andeconomical manner without danger of tearing the paper bags into whichthe laundry is to be placed.

lVith these and other objects in view my invention consists in theconstruction, ar rangement and combination of the various parts of thedevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth pointed out in my claim and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 shows an end elevation of my device. 7

Figure 2 shows a top view of the same.

Figure 3 shows a central, sectional view taken on line 38 of Figure 2,showing one of the bag holders or laundry compartments in section; and

Figure 4- shows a side elevation of the laundry assorting apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference character A toindicate generally a wheel mounted base, which coinprises pairs of pipes10 and 11, which are fastened together on their inner ends by means ofthe cross joints 12. At the outer ends of the pipes 10 and 11, I haveprovided the downwardly extending elbows 13 and 14. Fixed to the lowerside of the cross joints 12 and the elbows 13 and 14 are the castorwheels 15. Extending upwardly and fixed to the cross joints 12 are theshort pipes 16. p

Mounted on the upper ends of the short pipes 16 are thecross joints 17,which have the upwardly extending pipes 18. Extending laterally from thecross joints 17 are the short pipes 19, which have the elbows 20 fixedto their outer free ends. Extending upwardly and outwardly from each ofthe elbows 20 are the pipes 21.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

13, 1920. Serial No. 410,076.

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The parts just described substantially form the frame member of myassorting apparatus. V

It will be seen that the frame is composed of simple parts and mayreadily and easily be assembled without the use of any special. tools orany great amount of skill.

Fixed to the pipe 18 is the frame member 22. connected by the horizontalreinforcing pipe 23. Extending between the cross joints 1'? is thesimilar horizontal reinforcing pipe 24.

From the construction of the parts just described, it will be seen thatI have provided a wheel mounted frame of rigid construction.

Support-ed on and extended between the inclined pipes 21 is the wallmember 25.

The wall member 25 is preferably made of sheet metal and is formed withupwardly extending ribs 26.

It will be seen that between the ribs 26, I have formed a substantialpocket for receiving the bag holders, which will be heretom member 27are the bag holders or laundry receiving compartments 30. Each of thebag holders comprises a. rectangular body shaped portion having both ofits ends open. A paper bag 31, which is slightly larger than the outsidedimensions of the holder 30 receives the bag holder 30. The bag 31 andthe bag holder 30, which forms the laundry receiving compartment, areplaced between the ribs 26.

From the construction of the parts just described, it will. be seen thatafter the bag holder is placed in the bag that one end will remain openin which the laundry may be placed.

Fixed onto the frame member 22 is the table or platform 32, which ispreferably made of sheet metal and is bent upon itself so as to form theupwardly extending flange 33 and the narrow ledge 34. The upper edge ofthe bag holder 30 is substantial y adja- The upper ends of the pipes 18are of the bottom member ported by the wall member 25 and the botcent tothe forward edge of the ledge 34-. The ledge 34 is preferably used forsupporting laundry lists and the various markers used by the laundriesfor identifying each of the articles. In Figures 1 and at of thedrawings, I have shown the devices 35, which are used for receiving thepins or markers of the articles.

It will be understood that suitable hooks or clips maybe providedinstead of the devices 35 or the ledge 34 for holding the laundry listsor such other articles as are commonly used by the present laundries foridentifying the different articles of the customers.

Fixed to the reinforcing pipe 23 and the upwardly extending pipe 18 isthe partition member 36. Each side of the partition member 36, which'isdirectly in front of the operator may be used for placing any rules orany such other information, as should be called to the attention of theoperator, as for example lost articles or unidentified articles. Thispartition member is always directly in front of the operator, when sheis assertingthe laundry, and it will always be brought to her attentionto look for any articles which are not properly being handled.

The table or platform 32 is used for supporting the paper bags 31. v

In the practical use of my invention you first place the paper bagsonthe open ended bag holders. These bag holders may then be veryconveniently andeasily placed in position within the apparatus becauseof the rounded sheet metal ribs 26 forming spaces for the bag holders sothat there is no danger of tearing the bags whenthe holders are beingplaced in position or being removed therefrom. 1 It is obvious that thedevice is of very simple and inexpensive construction and has few parts.The two upwardly and inclined pipes 21 at each end of the frame form arigid support for the sheet metal wall member 25 and this wall member isprovided with rigid corrugations 26, which form bag compartments betweenthem, having rounded edges to avoid danger of tearing the bags. The samerigid frame has horizontal arms 22 at the top which support a sheetmetal platform 32 in position where it will not interfere in any waywith the insertion or removal of the baa holders and at the same timewill form a convenient support, for other articles.

I claim as my invention: 7

An improved laundry assorting apparatus comprising a rigid framchavingat each end two arms near the bottom extended out-- wardly and upwardlyand two arms at the top extended outwardly, a sheet metal wall of theframe, for the purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, May 26, 1920.

RALPH W. BARRIER.

